Partnerships

Artificial Intelligence

Pure Storage deepens AI expertise with product, partnership announcements

September 18, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage deepens AI expertise with product, partnership announcements
Pure is announcing both the doubling of FlashBlade to 150 blades, an expansion of AIRI with the AI Data Hub, aimed at end-to-end use cases beyond simply training AI, and AIRI-as-a-Service, which will be delivered by Pure partner Core Scientific.

Cloud

AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event

September 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event
The second day of AppDIrect’s digital economy summit in Montréal sees AppDirect go from selling Google apps to a deep integration with the Google Cloud Platform that significantly expands partner opportunities.

Partnerships

Proofpoint announces new partnerships with Crowdstrike, Okta

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Proofpoint announces new partnerships with Crowdstrike, Okta
Proofpoint maintains a limited number of strategic relationships, so considers both these new ones highly strategic, particularly in positioning against Microsoft’s in-house security offerings.

Mobility

SyncDog partners with Symantec to add bite to Symantec Endpoint Protection

September 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on SyncDog partners with Symantec to add bite to Symantec Endpoint Protection
SyncDog’s technology, which focuses on protecting data on devices rather than the device itself, is particularly strong in BYOD cases because it doesn’t impact personal data on a device.

Cloud

IGEL sees all factors converging to create EUC explosion at VMworld

August 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL sees all factors converging to create EUC explosion at VMworld
End user computing vendor IGEL is back at VMworld this year, showing off joint IGEL-VMware solutions and customers, and emphasizing that Microsoft’s support of Windows Virtual Desktop, as well as their new collaboration with VMware, are creating massive new opportunities for IGEL and their channel.

Backup

MSP-focused backup vendor Probax partners with Dropbox

August 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on MSP-focused backup vendor Probax partners with Dropbox
Probax, which sells entirely to MSPs, and has built beyond its original base in Australia to develop a good presence in the U.S. and Canada, is already seeing strong interest in the solution, which is the first of its type that Dropbox has certified.

Artificial Intelligence

UiPath sees major validation for RPA position in new Deloitte alliance

August 2, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on UiPath sees major validation for RPA position in new Deloitte alliance
UiPath has strong relationships with most of the global system integrators, and will be announcing more extensions of these partnerships going forward, but the Deloitte one involves so many joint customers that it is being announced now.

Networking

Martello, Paessler target  larger enterprises with new partnership

July 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Martello, Paessler target  larger enterprises with new partnership
The new relationship will see Martello’s Savision single pane of glass management software bundled with Paessler’s PRTG Network Monitor solution.

Artificial Intelligence

Intel sees expanded partnership with SAP having revolutionary impact in Golden Age of Data

July 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel sees expanded partnership with SAP having revolutionary impact in Golden Age of Data
The companies will establish a Centre of Excellence for customers by the third quarter, and plan to have new solutions out in 2020.

Artificial Intelligence

RPA vendor Blue Prism unveils Azure free trial and plans for more Azure integrations

July 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on RPA vendor Blue Prism unveils Azure free trial and plans for more Azure integrations
The free trial lasts three weeks, and is designed both to expose Blue Prism to Azure customers and to raise awareness of an Azure deployment among Blue Prism’s on-prem customer base.